Category: Health & Nutrition

New tool helps strengthen local food systems

by Tory Moore

August 12, 2022

Effective food systems– which include the people, processes and places involved with moving food from local farm to plates – provide equity, sustainability, profitability and resiliency to communities. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a study ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Community Food Systems, Farmers' Market, Farmers' Markets, Food Policy, Food System, Food Systems, Local, Local Food, Local Markets, Small Urban Farm, Small Urban Farms, Toolkit, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production

Find Your Frugal: Save on school lunches

by Kirsten Romaguera

August 11, 2022

About this series Rising costs have brought on rising concerns. The ripple effects of the years-long COVID pandemic continue to surface in economies worldwide, from grocery shelves to gas pumps. In an ongoing effort to help people – ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Find Your Frugal, Rebecca Elliott, School Lunches, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

Inaugural program gives youth a taste of food science

by Samantha Murray

July 28, 2022

This week, 20 high school students from Collier County explored food science, entrepreneurship and more on the University of Florida campus, thanks to the partnership of Taste of Immokalee, the UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition department ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Science And Human Nutrition

MEDIA ALERT: Miami Dade HS interns explore urban food production with partners, historic Red Rooster Overtown

by Lourdes Mederos

July 28, 2022

WHAT: Six Miami-Dade County public high school students are at the final stage of a comprehensive internship program exposing them to the many facets of urban food production in South Florida. On August 3, the interns will celebrate their ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Florida 4-H, Indoor Vertical Farming, Sustainable Urban Food Production, Vertical Farming

UF scientists use AI to uncover signs of early decay in produce

by Samantha Murray

July 20, 2022

UF researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence to tackle the global problem of food waste. The scientists analyzed how chemical changes in aging broccoli correspond with visual data picked up by a highly sensitive camera called ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #AI, #aiatuf, Artificial Intelligence, FreshID, Horticultural Sciences, News, Tie Liu

MEDIA ALERT: High school students explore food science at UF

by Samantha Murray

July 19, 2022

WHAT: The UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition department has partnered with Taste of Immokalee to bring 20 youth to the UF campus to explore food science and develop a new food product with current UF food science undergraduates. On July ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, News

UF-led center continues fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks

by Samantha Murray

July 12, 2022

Established in 2016, the Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease: The Gateway Program (SECVBD) will continue its work for another five years, thanks to renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Center For Online Learning And Technology, Center For Public Issues Education, Chagas Disease, Dengue Virus, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Mosquitoes, Ticks, West Nile Virus, Zika

Gardening can cultivate better mental health

by Samantha Murray

July 6, 2022

Horticultural therapy has long been used to improve mental health in those with existing medical conditions. Scientists wanted to know if healthy people could also reap mental health benefits from gardening. The study’s results suggest ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Charles Guy, Environmental Horticulture, Gardening, Mental Health

Food scientist explains kombucha’s growing appeal, how it’s made

by Samantha Murray

June 28, 2022

Kombucha, a fizzy drink made from fermented tea, used to be found only at specialty stories. But today, many grocery stores carry an array of kombucha products. Both consumers and kombucha brewers are driving this trend, said Katherine Thompson-Witrick, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Katherine Thompson-Witrick, Kombucha